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Several years ago, Minor League Baseball did something that I think is pretty cool. There are no minor league games on the day of the Major League All-Star Game with the exception of the lowest levels (who play in the afternoon). It allows minor leaguers to watch the game, watch the All-Stars and dream of what could someday be for them. With that said, today’s minor league report is quite short. However, it was a big day for the GCL Twins and we’ve even learned of a couple of transactions.TRANSACTIONS Cedar Rapids announced that right-hander Zach Tillery has been placed on the disabled list. Lefty Brandon Bixler was also released. There will need to be other moves made in the lower levels that will likely be announced on Wednesday. Friend of Twins Daily Steve Buhr was doing a little review of the Twins minor league rosters and noticed that Brett Doe was no longer on the Cedar Rapids roster. He checked the Ft. Myers Miracle roster which now shows Doe. Buhr tweeted to Doe and it was confirmed that he has been promoted to the Miracle. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 11, GCL Red Sox 1 Box Score The Twins had an early game on Tuesday. They scored a lot of runs, but it all starts with pitching, right? So, let’s start there. Lachlan Wells, an 18-year-old right-hander from Australia made the start. He gave up just two hits and two walks over five shutout innings. He struck out five. Stephen Pryor came on and threw two scoreless innings as he continues his rehab. He has now worked six innings in four appearances. Brandon Poulson gave up one run on one walk and two hit batters in his inning. He also threw two wild pitches. He struck out one. Callan Pearce pitched the ninth. He gave up a hit and a walk, but no runs, in the inning. The Twins scored four in the first inning. The big hit came with two outs. Bryant Hayman hit his second homer of the short-season, a grand slam which gave the Twins a 4-0 lead. After scoring a single run in the fourth inning on an RBI double from Jermaine Palacios, the Twins put six on the board in the sixth inning. It started with a Hayman walk, followed by walks from Ruar Verkerk and Roberto Gonzalez. A Lean Marrero walk scored Hayman. They added runs on an error and a fielder’s choice, but that brought up fourth-round pick Trey Cabbage. He hit a double to drive in another run. Cabbage scored later on a ground out, and then Palacios drove in one more with a single. Shortstop Jermaine Palacios is now hitting .409 after going 3-4 with a walk and his fifth double. Trey Cabbage went 2-3 with a walk and his first professional double. Lean Marrero, the Twins 16th round pick this year out of Puerto Rico, went 2-2 with two walks and his first triple. Roberto Gonzalez went 1-1 with two walks and stole his third base. The GCL Twins are now 12-8 on the season. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester Box Score All-Star break. The International League All-Star game will be played on Wednesday night. The Red Wings are represented by 2B James Beresford and pitchers AJ Achter and Taylor Rogers. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga Box Score No Game Scheduled. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers Box Score No Game Scheduled. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids Box Score No Game Scheduled. E-TWINS E-NOTES Elizabethton Box Score No Game Scheduled. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Lachlan Wells, GCL Twins Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Jermaine Palacios, GCL Twins WEDNESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester – International League All Star Game Chattanooga @ Biloxi (7:10 CST) – RHP Alex Wimmers Ft. Myers @ Brevard County (5:35 CST) – RHP Chih-Wei Hu Burlington @ Cedar Rapids (6:35 CST) – RHP Felix Jorge Elizabethton @ Danville (6:00 CST) – RHP Alexis Tapia GCL Rays @ GCL Twins (11:00 CST) – TBD Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss the transactions and Tuesday game. Click here to view the article